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minerals
minerals rocks
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
10/15/2009

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MUSCOVITE

luster nonmetalic

soft 2-2.5

Clear/ trasparent

1 plane flexable sheets

computer chips

 

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BIOTITE

nonmetalic

soft 2-3

black/ transparent

flexable sheets

paint

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OLIVINE

nonmetalic

hardness 7

color green

conchoidal fractures

gemstones

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CORUNDUM

nonmetalic

hardness 9

color white, brown,tan

hexagonal prism

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TALC

nonmetalic

softness 2.5

color white/ green

feels greesy/ soapy

paint

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QUARTZ CRYSTAL

nonmetalic

hardness 7

translucent

hexagonal prisms

gems/ glass

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QUARTZ

 nonmetalic

hardness 7

translucent/ white

conchoidal

glass

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POTASSIUM F

nonmetalic

hardness 6

multi color, salmen

streak brown

glass

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PLAGIOCLASE F

nonmetalic

hardness 6

black/ white

streak white

glass

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PLAGIOCLASE F

nonmetalic

hardness 6

color white gray

play of colors

glass

 

 

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AUGITE

nonmetalic

hardness 5.5-6

color green/ dark green

2 planes

making steel

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HORNBLENDE

nonmetalic

hardness 5.5

color black

steak pale green

2 planes

tiles

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KAOLINITE

nonmetalic

soft 1-2

color white

steak white

earthy order

pottery/ paper

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GARNET

nonmetalic

hardness 7

color red, green, black

steak white

pressure creaks

gems

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CALCITE

nonmetalic

softness 3

clear/ white

rhombic crystals

cement

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FLOURITE

nonmetalic

softness 4

color purple

octogon

fluc for school

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HALITE

nonmetalic

softness 2.5

clear/ white

cube

table salt

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GYPSUM

nonmetalic

softness 2

white

tabular

drywall

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CHALCOPYRITE

metalic

softness 3.4-4

gold

streak gray

blue tint/ red tint

copper coins

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PYRITE

metalic

hardness 6.5

brassy/ gold

streak gray

cubic

sulfur ore acid

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GALENA

metalic

softness 2.5

silver grey (gold)

streak gold

heavy

lead ore batteries

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MAGNETITE

metalic

hardness 6

grayish gold

steak gold

magnetic

brass, ore for broze iron

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hematite

metalic or nonmetalic

softness 1.5-6.5

red/ grey

steak reddish

iron ore, red tint

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LIMONITE

metalic or nonmetalic

softness 1.5-5.5

yellow/ brown

streak brown

dull surface rust

yellow tint

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GRAPHITE

metalic

softness 1

dark gray

feels greasy

pencil

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